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Health & safety incident reporting
systems users’ guide – 2010 data
Document revisions
1.0 Initial release
Table of contents
1 Summary 1
2 Structure of the Reporting System 3
3 Reporting process and timescales 4
4 Instruction for data submission 5
4.1 Key Definitions..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Report 1 – Occupational Injuries..................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3a Report 1A – Categorisation of LWDCs by cause.......................................................................................................13
4.3b Report 1B – Categorisation of LWDCs by activity...................................................................................................14
4.4 Report 2 – Fatal Incidents................................................................................................................................................16
4.5 Report 3 – Significant Incidents.....................................................................................................................................20
4.6 Report 4 – Occupational Illnesses..................................................................................................................................22
4.7 Report 5 – Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVC)..................................................................................................................25
4.8 Returning the data to OGP..............................................................................................................................................28
Appendices
Appendix 1 Report 2 – Completed example....................................................................................................................29
Appendix 2 Medical Treatment Cases (MT)...................................................................................................................31
Appendix 3 Glossary of terms..............................................................................................................................................34
Appendix 4 Frequently asked questions............................................................................................................................36
Health and safety incident reporting system users’ guide
1 Summary
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, OGP has been collecting global safety
incident data from member companies since 1985. The data collected are input directly to the
OGP safety database, which is the largest database of health & safety incident statistics in the
industry.
The principal purpose of the data collection is to record and analyse the global occupational
illness and injury statistics of the OGP member companies in the areas of occupational health
and safety, asset integrity including process safety, and motor vehicle safety. The annual report
produced provides the information required to analyse industry incident trends, benchmark
performance and identify subject areas and activities where focused efforts can be made to effect
the greatest improvements.
The scope of OGP’s incident reporting system includes worldwide exploration and production
(E&P) activities, onshore and offshore, for both member companies and their associated
contractor work hours, as defined in section 4.1. The data reported by member companies are
consolidated and analysed in order to compute the frequency and severity of incidents and
illnesses occurring in E&P operations by region, country, function and company. A code is used
to preserve company anonymity.
The main changes to the 2010 data request are:
• ‘Pressure release’ and ‘Water-related, drowning’ have been added to the list of causes.
• “Decommissioning” has been added to the activity “Construction, Commissioning”.
• The term “event” has been introduced to encompass both “incidents” i.e. when there has
been a resulting injury or fatality, and “near misses” i.e. where there has been no harm but
which in other circumstances could have resulted in an incident. See Glossary.
• Report 3 has been changed from “Significant Incidents” to “High Potential Events” to
capture more detailed information situations which had the potential to cause fatalities.
• Report 6 broadens the scope of the reporting system to include events related to Asset
Integrity (AI). Two indicators have been introduced to track “Process Safety Events” (PSE),
which can also be referred to as Asset Integrity Events. PSE result from Loss of Primary
Containment (LOPC), these are measured at two consequence levels, Tier 1 and Tier 2,
which are only reportable to OGP for both onshore and offshore production and drilling
activities. The data will be normalized using combined company and contractor work hours
for production and drilling activities, as provided in Report 1. It should be noted that:
• For the first, and probably second, year of reporting, results will be subject to independent
validation (maintaining anonymity of companies, as per normal practice). The aim
of validation will be to assess whether the reported data is consistent with the scope,
definitions and instructions in this guide. Public reporting by OGP, initially limited
to industry level data, will only proceed when the validation demonstrates that enough
member companies have reported data that is sufficiently reliable to provide statistically
representative aggregate data.
• Results will be reported back to Member companies submitting data (using the normal
practice of codes to preserve anonymity of companies).
• The reporting requirements may need to be revised depending on feedback from
Member companies and the Asset Integrity Subcommittee, who will review the data in
conjunction with the Safety Data Subcommittee.
This guide has been developed to assist Member companies in accurately completing their
annual health and safety data report to OGP, this document supersedes OGP Report № 433.
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Organisations are requested to provide their health and safety incident data using the
standardised forms which are reproduced in the relevant sections of this guide with a completed
example of Report 2, for reference, available in Appendix 1. Where available, a separate Report
1, 4 and 5 should be completed for each country in which the reporting Company has E&P
operations and for each category (company personnel onshore and offshore and for Contractor
personnel onshore and offshore). A glossary of terms is provided in Appendix 3 and Frequently
Asked Questions are listed in Appendix 4.
Report 1: Occupational Injuries is to be used for reporting all recordable work-related injuries.
Recordable incidents are those which result in:
• a fatality
• an injury requiring time off work (lost work day case)
• a restriction in the work performed (restricted duty case)
• an injury requiring medical treatment
Note: Work-related 3rd party fatalities shall be entered in Section E of Report 1, using the 3rd party onshore
or offshore category as appropriate, with details of each fatal incident provided in Report 2. For Report 6,
3rd party fatalities are included in the consequence criteria for reporting the Process Safety Event indicator
at the Tier 1 level.
Report 1A: Lost Workday Case Breakdown – Cause – is used to provide additional information
on the injury causes associated with lost workday cases.
Report 1B: Lost Workday Case Breakdown – Activity – is used to provide additional information
on the activities associated with lost workday cases.
The intent of gathering the detailed information in both reports 1A and 1B is to provide industry
with focus areas for the development of guidance and recommended practice.
Report 2: Fatal Incidents is used to provide additional information on work-related fatalities as a
result of an injury, rather than an illness (Details of occupational illness related fatalities should
be reported in Report 4). Wherever a fatality is indicated in Report 1, details of the incident
should be provided in Report 2, i.e. one completed Report 2 for every incident involving one or
more fatalities. When a fatal incident results from an Asset Integrity/Process Safety Event, this
should be indicated on Report 2, as well as including the relevant data in Report 6.
Report 3: Significant Incidents are defined to be incidents (excluding fatalities) which cause
or have the potential to cause serious injury and/or fatality, or significant structural damage
(which may place personnel at risk); these need not even be recordable incidents.
The intent of gathering the detailed information in both reports 2 and 3 is to maximise learning
from incidents which did or may have resulted in a fatality. The learning from these incidents
is not necessarily dependent on the actual outcome, therefore it is very important to provide
sufficient detail on learning, to be able to provide the industry with recommendations and
guidance to prevent recurrence.
Report 4: Occupational Illness is used for reporting of work-related occupation illnesses. The
reporting of occupational illness data to OGP is generally not as comprehensive as injury
reporting, often due to regulatory or legal constraints. It is important for the analysis of the
reported data that it is indicated whether or not the requested information is being reported. If
not, please enter N/A in the excel spreadsheet or use the ‘NO’ checkbox in the online data entry
system to indicate that occupational illness data is not being reported. Only enter work hours
associated with the operations where occupational illness data is being reported, as this allows
rates/frequencies to be representatively calculated.
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Report 5: Motor Vehicle Crashes is used for reporting the number and severity of Motor Vehicle
Crashes. This data is used for industry performance benchmarking in line with the OGP Land
Transportation Recommended Practice.
Report 6: Asset Integrity/Process Safety Events is used for reporting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Process
Safety Events (PSE) according to the OGP guide “Asset Integrity – Key Performance Indicators”
that is due to be published in early 2011, which is consistent with API Recommended Practice
No. 754 on “Process Safety Performance Indicators for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries”.
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Member companies shall nominate a representative, who will have responsibility for submitting
the required health and safety incident data to OGP by the deadline date of 1st March 2011.
The preferred means of submitting data to OGP is through the use of the web-based data entry
system. Alternatively, organisations can submit data by completing pre-prepared Excel forms.
Finally data will be accepted in hardcopy format. Additional guidance can be provided for each
available reporting option by contacting Wendy Poore at OGP.
Wendy Poore
OGP, 209-215 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NL, United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 (0)20 7633 0272
Facsimile : +44 (0) 20 7633 2350
Email: wendy.poore@ogp.org.uk.
Company data received by the Secretariat will be logged and reviewed for completeness. The
Secretariat will contact the Company nominee if any questions arise.
A consolidated Safety Performance Report will be produced as early as possible after all data
returns are received from reporting Members, and in normal circumstances by mid year.
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Data are to be reported on a country-by-country basis for all operations by the member company.
In the case of joint ventures where the Member company has operational control, data should be
included as part of the overall company reporting, unless the joint venture company is an OGP
member in its own right.
The following definitions provide the scope of reporting for incidents and events that should be
included within the data submission to OGP.
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put in place by the contractor, including its interface with subcontractors, and assuring that
both the client’s and the contractor’s HSE-MS are compatible.
Note: For reporting purposes, Sub-Contractor personnel are to be treated as if they were Contractor
personnel and work hours and work-related events reported as Contractor events.
Company employee
A person employed by and on the payroll of the reporting Company, including corporate and
management personnel specifically involved in E&P activities. Persons employed under short-
service contracts are included as Company employees provided they are paid directly by the
Company.
Contractor employee
A person employed by a Contractor or Contractor’s Sub-Contractor(s) who is directly involved
in execution of prescribed work under a contract with the reporting Company.
Third Party
A person with no business relationship with the company or contractor. Incidents in which there
are third party fatalities should be reported on Report 1, with details provided in Report 2. This
third party information will be used internally within OGP to identify learning opportunities.
Onshore
Refers to all activities and operations that take place within a landmass, including those on
swamps, rivers and lakes. Land-to-land aircraft operations are counted as onshore, even though
flights may be over water.
Offshore
Refers to all activities and operations that take place at sea, including activities in bays, in major
inland seas, such as the Caspian Sea, or other inland seas directly connected to oceans. Incidents
including transportation of people and equipment from shore to the offshore location, either by
vessel or helicopter, should be recorded as “offshore”.
Note: Strictly speaking, the categorisation under onshore or offshore refers to the physical location of the
incident, and not to an individual’s normal place of work. However, where this is administratively difficult,
it is acceptable to record an incident as happening at the location where the work hours are recorded, even
though the incident physically happened elsewhere. For example, a mechanic who normally works onshore is
called offshore for a repair job lasting 2 days. Whilst offshore, the mechanic suffers an injury resulting in a lost
workday. If the mechanic’s work hours are counted as onshore hours, even though he was physically offshore,
then the LWDC should be counted as an onshore incident. The same principle applies for personnel who
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travel internationally, the incident should be assigned to the geographic location where their work hours are
allocated.
Exploration
Covers geophysical, seismographic and geological activities, inclusive of administrative and
engineering aspects, maintenance, materials supply, and transportation of personnel and
equipment. Exploration drilling is to be included under “drilling”. Exploration activities fall
outside the scope of Report 6 for Asset Integrity/Process Safety Events.
Drilling
Includes all exploration, appraisal and production drilling, wireline, completion and workover
as well as their administrative, engineering, construction, materials supply and transportation
aspects. It includes site preparation, rigging up and down and restoration of the drilling site
upon work completion.
Production
Covers petroleum and natural gas production operations, including administrative and
engineering aspects, repairs, maintenance and servicing, materials supply and transportation of
personnel and equipment. It covers all mainstream production operations including:
• Work on production wells under pressure;
• Oil (including condensates) and gas extraction and separation (primary production);
• Heavy oil production where it is inseparable from upstream (i.e. steam assisted gravity
drainage) production;
• Primary oil processing (water separation, stabilisation);
• Primary gas processing (dehydration, liquids separation, sweetening, CO2 removal);
• Floating Storage Units (FSUs) and subsea storage units;
• Gas processing activities with the primary intent of producing gas liquids for sale;
• Secondary liquid separation (i.e., Natural Gas Liquids [NGL] extraction using refrigeration
processing);
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Gas to Liquids (GTL) operations;
• Flow-lines between wells, and pipelines between facilities associated with field production
operations;
• Oil and gas loading facilities, including land or marine vessels (trucks and ships) when
connected to an oil or gas production process;
• Pipeline operations (including booster stations) operated by company E&P business.
Production excludes:
• Production drilling or workover;
• Mining processes associated with the extraction of heavy oil tar sands;
• Heavy oil when separable from upstream operations;
• Secondary heavy oil processing (upgrader);
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• Refineries.
Construction
All construction, fabrication activities and also disassembly, removal and disposal
(decommissioning) at the end of the facility life. Construction activities under contracting
Modes 1 and 2 shall be reported, as defined in the contractor work activities below. Construction
of process plant, fabrication yard construction of structures, offshore installation, hook-up and
commissioning, and removal of redundant process facilities are all examples to be included.
Construction activities fall outside the scope of Report 6 on Asset Integrity/Process Safety
Events.
Unspecified
Should be used for the entry of data associated with office personnel whose work hours and
incident data cannot be reasonably assigned to the administrative support of one of the function
groupings of exploration, drilling, production or construction. Corporate overhead support
function personnel such as finance or human resources staff may be examples where work hours
cannot be specifically assigned to a particular function.
Fatality
Cases that involve one or more people who died as a result of a work-related incident or
occupational illness. ‘Delayed’ deaths that occur after the incident are to be included if the
deaths were a direct result of the incident. For example, if a fire killed one person outright, and
a second died three weeks later from lung damage caused by the fire, both shall be reported. In
some cases, a delayed fatality occurs in the next calendar year after the incident. For example, if
the above fire occurred on December 21, the second death from it might occur in January of the
next year. All fatalities from an incident should be included in the report for the year incident
occurred.
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When reporting occupational illness data (report form 4): cases that do not result in a fatality or
a lost work day case but do result in a person being unfit for full performance of the regular job
on any day after the occupational illness.
For both illness and injury RWDC definitions work performed might be:
• an assignment to a temporary job;
• part-time work at the regular job;
• working full-time in the regular job but not performing all the usual duties of the job.
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• Pressure release
• Slips and Trips (at the same height)
• Struck By describes incidents where injury results from being impacted by moving
equipment and machinery, or by flying or falling objects. Water related, drowning Incidents
where water played a significant role.
• Water related, drowning
• Other is the category to specify where the injury cannot be logically classed under other
headings.
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People (Acts)
The “People (Acts)” causal factors involve either the actions of a person or actions which were
required but not carried out or were incorrectly performed. There are four main categories, with
an additional level of detail under each.
Following Procedures:
• Violation intentional (by individual or group)
• Violation unintentional (by individual or group)
• Improper position (in the line of fire)
• Overexertion or improper position/posture for task
• Work or motion at improper speed
• Improper lifting or loading
Inattention/Lack of Awareness:
• Improper decision making or lack of judgement
• Lack of attention/distracted by other concerns/stress
• Acts of violence
• Use of drugs or alcohol
• Fatigue
Protective Systems
• Inadequate/defective guards or protective barriers
• Inadequate/defective Personal Protective Equipment
• Inadequate/defective warning systems/safety devices
• Inadequate security provisions or systems
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• Inadequate maintenance/inspection/testing
Organisational:
• Inadequate training/competence
• Inadequate work standards/procedures
• Inadequate hazard identification or risk assessment
• Inadequate communication
• Inadequate supervision
• Poor leadership/organisational culture
• Failure to report/learn from events
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The following section provides detailed descriptions of the report form and specific requirements
for each of the reports.
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• For onshore activities, actual hours worked, including overtime hours, should be recorded.
The hours worked by an individual will generally be about 2000 per year.
• For offshore activities, hours worked should be calculated on the basis of a 12-hour workday.
Average hours worked in a year will generally lie between 1600 and 2300 per person and
will depend upon the on/off shift ratio.
• A person whose normal place of work is onshore but who occasionally visits offshore may
have all working hours allocated to ‘onshore’, but then any injury occurring whilst offshore
should be recorded as an onshore incident, i.e. in the same location as working hours are
counted.
№ Company/Contractor/Third Party Fatalities: Enter the number of company/ contractor/
third party fatalities that resulted from incidents in the reporting year. Where the date of death
of a fatally injured person is in the calendar year after the incident occurs, the death should
nevertheless be included as a fatality for the year of the incident. For each fatality, details should
be entered in Report 2: Fatal Incidents. Provision is made in Report 2 for the reporting of related
3rd Party fatalities.
№ Medical Treatment Cases: If medical treatment cases (MTC) are collected and reported,
enter the number of MTCs in the reporting year. Further guidance on cases that qualify as
medical treatment cases is given in Appendix 2.
№ Lost Work Day Cases: The number of lost work day cases (LWDC) is the number of non-fatal
cases that involve a person being unfit to perform any work on any day after the occurrence of
the occupational injury. “Any day” includes rest days, weekend days, leave days, public holidays
or days after ceasing employment.
№ of Lost Work Days: If the number of days unfit for work (LWDC Days) is collected and
reported, enter the sum total of calendar days (consecutive or otherwise) after the days on which
the occupational injuries occurred, where persons reported under LWDC (above) were unfit for
work and did not work.
• If LWDC days are reported at least one day must be reported for each lost workday case
(LWDC).
• Where absence from work extends beyond the year end, the actual or estimated days unfit
for work in the following year should be added to those for the reporting year in computing
the number of lost work days i.e. days unfit for work.
• Do not include days unfit for work between a fatal incident and the date of death.
Example
Three employees were severely injured and unfit for work after their respective incidents.
Employee A was unfit for 2 working days, a weekend and 2 further days. Employee B was unfit
for 3 weeks, and Employee C was fit for work the day after the injury but thereafter not fit for
the three following days.
This example should be reported as 3 Lost Work Day Cases and 30 Lost Work Days.
№ Restricted Workday Cases: The number of restricted work day cases (RWDC) is the number
of cases that do not result in a fatality or a lost work day case but do result in a person being unfit
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for full performance of the regular job on any day after the occupational injury. Restricted work
performed might be:
• an assignment to a temporary job;
• part-time work at the regular job;
• working full-time in the regular job but not performing all the usual duties of the job.
№ Days Restricted Work: Days counting as restricted work are defined as for a lost work day case
(LWDC above).
• If a value has been given for RWDC and data are collected and reported by your company
for the number of days of restricted work (RWDC Days), enter the sum total number of
days of restricted work (RWDC Days). These should be calculated in the same manner as
for lost work day cases (LWDC above).
• If RWDC days are reported at least one day must be reported for each restricted workday
case (RWDC). If this is not the case a validation error will occur and the entry will not be
accepted.
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Total number of fatal incidents involving employee, contractor or 3rd party fatalities:
(This should tally with the number of report 2 worksheets.)
COMPANY EMPLOYEES The following data are collected (enter yes/no in appropriate box):
Yes No Yes No
Lost Workday Case (LWDC) Days RWDC Days
Restricted Workday Cases (RWDCs) Medical Treatment Cases
A ONSHORE
Hours Employee
FUNCTION Employees MTC LWDC LWDC Days RWDC RWDC Days
(thousands) Fatalities
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: 'Hours Worked' are based on actual hours The average 'Hours Worked' are about 2000 per man year.
B OFFSHORE
Hours Employee
FUNCTION Employees MTC LWDC LWDC Days RWDC RWDC Days
(thousands) Fatalities
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: 'Hours Worked' to be based on 12 hours day/shift. Thus, depending upon on/off ratio, hours worked vary between 1600 and 2300 per man year.
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
Yes No Yes No
Lost Workday Case (LWDC) Days RWDC Days
Restricted Workday Cases (RWDCs) Medical Treatment Cases
C ONSHORE
Hours Employee
FUNCTION Employees MTC LWDC LWDC Days RWDC RWDC Days
(thousands) Fatalities
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: 'Hours Worked' are based on actual hours The average 'Hours Worked' are about 2000 per man year.
D OFFSHORE
Hours Employee
FUNCTION Employees MTC LWDC LWDC Days RWDC RWDC Days
(thousands) Fatalities
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: 'Hours Worked' to be based on 12 hours day/shift. Thus, depending upon on/off ratio, hours worked vary between 1600 and 2300 per man year.
3RD PARTY
E Fatalities
FUNCTION Onshore Offshore
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
Total 0 0
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Reports 1A & 1B
Reports 1A and 1B are to be completed after Report 1. Enter only the number of Lost Work Day
Cases (LWDCs) reported, related to each of the functions presented for the relevant country,
and by category (Report 1A) and activity (Report 1B), refer to section 4.1 for definitions. The
number of LWDCs reported here in 1A and 1B should be equal and the same as in Report 1.
COMPANY EMPLOYEES
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
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COMPANY EMPLOYEES
Exploration 0
Production 0
Drilling 0
Construction 0
Unspecified 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exploration 0
Production 0
Drilling 0
Construction 0
Unspecified 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
Exploration 0
Production 0
Drilling 0
Construction 0
Unspecified 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exploration 0
Production 0
Drilling 0
Construction 0
Unspecified 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Containment (LOPC) in a production or drilling activity then the incident is also likely to be
classified as a Report 6 Asset Integrity/Process Safety Event with Tier 1 consequences.
Type of activity – required: Select from the list the activity that best describes the fatal incident,
see section 4.11.
Causal Factors: Select as many causal factors from the list (see section 4.12 and Appendix 3A
for further information) as required to accurately reflect the incident investigation findings and
highlight areas for industry learning.
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Country
Year Company
Event details
Incident details
Date of incident: day month year
Yes No
Was this incident also classified as a Tier 1 Asset Integrity / Process Safety Event? (see Report 6)
A COMPANY EMPLOYEES
No. of Fatalities from
FUNCTION (VICTIM) Age & Sex of Victim Occupation of Victim Medical Cause of Death
Incident
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
B CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
No. of Fatalities from
FUNCTION (VICTIM) Age & Sex of Victim Occupation of Victim Medical Cause of Death
Incident
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
C THIRD PARTIES
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Country
Year Company
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Event details
Place of event (please ring one): ONSHORE OFFSHORE
Event description:
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COMPANY EMPLOYEES The following data are collected (enter yes/no in appropriate box):
Yes No Yes No
Lost Workday Case (LWDC) Days RWDC Days
Restricted Work Day Cases (RWDC) Permanent Disabilities
Occupational Illness Category Permanent No. Lost No. days unfit No. Restricted No. days Other Illnesses
No. Fatalities
Disabilities Workday Cases for work Workday Cases Restricted Work (not L/RWDC)
Back problems and lower limb disorder
Cancer and malignant blood disease
Infectious/preventable disease
Mental ill-health
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Poisoning
Respiratory disease
Skin disease
Upper limb and neck disorder
Other occupational illness
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Occupational Illness Category Permanent No. Lost No. days unfit No. Restricted No. days Other Illnesses
No. Fatalities
Disabilities Workday Cases for work Workday Cases Restricted Work (not L/RWDC)
Back problems and lower limb disorder
Cancer and malignant blood disease
Infectious/preventable disease
Mental ill-health
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Poisoning
Respiratory disease
Skin disease
Upper limb and neck disorder
Other occupational illness
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES The following data are collected (enter yes/no in appropriate box):
Yes No Yes No
Lost Workday Case (LWDC) Days RWDC Days
Restricted Work Day Cases (RWDC) Permanent Disabilities
Occupational Illness Category Permanent No. Lost No. days unfit No. Restricted No. days Other Illnesses
No. Fatalities
Disabilities Workday Cases for work Workday Cases Restricted Work (not L/RWDC)
Back problems and lower limb disorder
Cancer and malignant blood disease
Infectious/preventable disease
Mental ill-health
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Poisoning
Respiratory disease
Skin disease
Upper limb and neck disorder
Other occupational illness
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Occupational Illness Category Permanent No. Lost No. days unfit No. Restricted No. days Other Illnesses
No. Fatalities
Disabilities Workday Cases for work Workday Cases Restricted Work (not L/RWDC)
Back problems and lower limb disorder
Cancer and malignant blood disease
Infectious/preventable disease
Mental ill-health
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Poisoning
Respiratory disease
Skin disease
Upper limb and neck disorder
Other occupational illness
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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A COMPANY
Indicate types of crash incidents for which you have data and will be reporting (even if there were 0 incidents) and the number of
crash incidents
Reported
Number of crash
YES NO incidents
If a value is known to be 0 enter 0. Enter n/k if not known (as you have indicated using the yes/no boxes)
MVCs leading to at least one fatality a. Not involving a rollover
1 (includes 3rd party fatality)
b. Involving a rollover
MVC, where the vehicle cannot be driven from the scene under its own power in a roadworthy
5 state - not resulting in a fatality, LWDC, RWDC or MTC
Sum total of the above, or, if breakdown is not available, total number of MVCs leading to fatality,
Total 0
LWDC, TRI, rollover or where the vehicle cannot be driven from the scene under its own power.
B CONTRACTOR
Indicate types of crash incidents you have data on and will be reporting (even if there were 0 incidents) and the number of crash
5 MVC, where the vehicle cannot be driven from the scene under its own power in a roadworthy
state - not resulting in a fatality, LWDC, RWDC or MTC
Sum total of the above, or, if breakdown is not available, total number of MVCs leading to fatality,
Total 0
LWDC, TRI, rollover or where the vehicle cannot be driven from the scene under its own power.
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MVC Definitions
MVC Work-relatedness
Any crash involving a company, rental or personal vehicle while performing company business.
Work-relationship is presumed for crashes resulting from business being conducted on behalf
of the company while operating a company assigned vehicle. Examples of company business
include driving a client to the airport, driving to the airport for a business trip, taking a client
or work colleague out for a meal, deliveries, visiting clients or customers, or driving to a business
related appointment.
Personal business which should not be counted includes, but is not limited to, personal
shopping, getting a meal by yourself, commuting to and from home, or driving to a private
medical appointment.
Contractor Motor Vehicle Crash includes any vehicle procured (owned, leased, fleeted or rented)
by a contractor or sub-contractor while performing work on behalf of the company.
Crash: Work-related Vehicle Damage or Personal injury due to a vehicle related event, or rollover.
Motor Vehicle: Any mechanically or electrically powered device (excluding one moved by
human power), upon which or by which any person or property may be transported upon a land
roadway. This includes motorcycles. Specifically excluded from the definition of motor vehicle
are vehicles operated on fixed rails. In addition, vehicles which are not capable of more than 10
mph (16 kph) may be exempted.
Rollover: Any crash where the vehicle has flipped to its sides, top and/or rolled 360 decrees via
any axis.
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Notes
1
Many materials exhibit more than one hazard. Correct placment in Hazard Zone or Packing Group shall
follow the rules of DOT 49 CFR 173.2a [REF 14] or UN Recommendations on the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods, Section 2 [REF 10].
2
A structure composed of four complete (floor to ceiling) walls, floor and roof.
3
For solutions not listed on the UNDG, the anhydrous component shall determine the Toxic Inhalation
Hazard (TIH) zone or Packing Group classification. The threshold quantity of the solution shall be back
calculated based on the threshold quantity of the dry component weight.
4
For mixtures where the UNDG classification is unknown, the fraction of threshold quantity release for each
component may be calculated. If the sum of the fractions is equal to or greater than 100%, the mixture exceeds
the threshold quantity. Where there are clear and independent toxic and flammable consequences associated
with the mixture, the toxic and flammable hazards are calculated independently.
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Notes
1
Many materials exhibit more than one hazard. Correct placement in Hazard Zone or Packing Group
shall follow the rules of DOT 49 CFR 173.2a [REF 14] or UN Recommendations on the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods, Section 2 [REF 10].
2
A structure composed of four complete (floor to ceiling) walls, floor and roof.
3
For solutions not listed on the UNDG, the anhydrous component shall determine the Toxic Inhalation
Hazard (TIH) zone or Packing Group classification. The threshold quantity of the solution shall be back
calculated based on the threshold quantity of the dry component weight.
4
For mixtures where the UNDG classification is unknown, the fraction of threshold quantity release for each
component may be calculated. If the sum of the fractions is equal to or greater than 100%, the mixture exceeds
the threshold quantity. Where there are clear and independent toxic and flammable consequences associated
with the mixture, the toxic and flammable hazards are calculated independently.
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Asset Integrity Events, also referred to here as Process Safety Events (PSE), is a lagging indicator based on Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC). There are two "tiers" of PSE: Tier
1 is more severe than Tier 2. By applying the indicator definitions, companies can determine whether an LOPC is a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 PSE. The aim of this report is to collect both Tier
and Tier 2 PSE data from member companies using the four tables below. Two of the tables request additional PSE data about the material released and the operational activities, but
It is recognised that some of this data many not be readily available within a company's internal reporting system.
The first data table below reports the number of offshore or onshore Tier 1 PSE for both drilling and production. The table also requests that companies report the number of
consequences related to their Tier 1 PSE. Note that one PSE can result in multiple consequences, so the total number of consequences reported may equal or exceed the total number
of PSE.
In addition to reporting an injury or fatality as a consequence in the "Employee or Contractor Fatality or LWDC" column, the first table also requests data on fatalities that resulted from
PSE. Companies should enter the number of PSE that resulted in one or more fatalities, then in the next two columns enter the actual number of fatalities - employees and contractors,
or third parties.
The Tier 2 tables should be completed in the same way as the Tier 1 tables, noting that certain categories, such as fatalities, are not relevant for Tier 2 .
EXAMPLE EVENT: A unintended gas release from a valve (i.e. an LOPC) results in a a fire causing damage with an estimated cost of $10,000 to replace the valve, and also two people
are treated for burns from the fire, and the return to work. This counts as one Tier 2 event in the "Total Process Safety Events" column of the Tier 2 table. However, this single event
had 2 separate consequences, and is reported in each of the consequence columns of the Tier 2 table below; as 1 PSE causing injury and 1 PSE causing a fire (note the two injuries on
count as one PSE causing injury). If the amount of gas released during any hour of the event exceeded the thresholds given in Table 2, then this would add a third consequence for the
same PSE, and count as one PSE in the material release column of the Tier 2 table. Note that if the gas released exceeded any of the Table 1 thresholds, then this wiould be a Tier 1
event.
Note: A single PSE may result in multiple consequences; therefore the total of all columns below
should equal or exceed Total PSE
TIER 1
Number of PSE that resulted in these consequences (all that apply) Fatalities
Employee or Community PRD Material Number of Total number of
Total Process Third party Fire or Total number
Contractor Evacuation or discharges release above PSE resulting Employee and
Location Function Safety Events hospiltalizaion explosion of 3rd Party
Fatality or Shelter-in- above Tier 1 Tier 1 in one or more Contractor
(PSE) or fatility >$25,000 loss Fatalities
LWDC place thresholds threshold fatalities Fatalities
Onshore production
drilling
Offshore production
drilling
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional data (if available) Note: Total numbers of PSE recorded in both tables below should equal Total PSE above
Number of PSE by Material (only one category per event) Number of PSE by Activity (only one activity per event)
Total Process Total Process
Location Function Safety Events Toxics (cat. 1- Flammable gas Hazardous Other gases or Safety Events Normal
(PSE) Liquid (cat 6 or (PSE) Start-up Shutdown Other
4) (cat. 5) liquids Operations
7)
Onshore production 0 0
drilling 0 0
Offshore production 0 0
drilling 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional data (if available) Note: Total numbers of PSE recorded in both tables below should equal Total PSE above
Number of PSE by Material (only one category per event) Number of PSE by Activity (only one activity per event)
Total Process Total Process
Location Function Safety Events Toxics (cat. 1- Flammable gas Hazardous Other gases or Safety Events Normal
(PSE) Liquid (cat 6 or (PSE) Start-up Shutdown Other
4) (cat. 5) liquids Operations
7)
Onshore production 0 0
drilling 0 0
Offshore production 0 0
drilling 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Appendix 1
Completed examples for Reports 2 & 3
Report 2 completed example page 1 of 2
OGP Health & Safety Data Report CONTACT NAME/TITLE
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REPORT 2 - FATAL INCIDENTS - 2010 data
Country Malaysia
Incident details
Date of incident: 18 day March month 2010 year
Incident description: A Fast Crew Boat (FCB) was moored bow to an offshore buoy at sea. Another Standby Boat (SB) was moored stern to stern to it. Weather
was calm. At 21.30hrs, the FCB started its engine and conducted propulsion system (water jet) tests whilst still moored. The FCB moved
leading to tensioning and subsequent parting of the mooring rope between the two vessels. The parted mooring rope whip-lashed and hit the
2nd Engineer, who was off-duty, onboard the deck of the SB. The 2nd Engineer sustained severe multiple fractures to his right leg and
bruises on his forehead. He was given immediate first aid and medevaced to the nearest onshore hospital. After 2 hours of resuscitation by
a hospital doctor, he passed away.
What went wrong? • Inadvertent vessel movement during testing of propulsion system
(main root causes): • Human error: clutch was inadvertently engaged
• No watchman/look-out assigned
• FCB Chief Eng did not inform his Captain just prior to starting vessel engine
• The only positive feedback available of whether the clutch was engaged or otherwise is via the “Clutch OFF” indicator on bridge control
panel which was malfunctioning
• The SB crew was not informed of the testing and hence not aware of the hazards related to the FCB propulsion testing. Thus unable to
exercise Duty to STOP.
• Whilst all crewmembers have formal certifications, competency of the FCB key personnel is deemed lacking.
• Inadequate procedure for vessel inspection and acceptance, in particular after major repair
• Inadequate procedure related to mooring configuration of multiple vessels at offshore mooring buoys
• Inconsistent management practices between primary versus secondary marine logistics
• Lack of enforcement and involvement in management of subcontractor
• Low hazard awareness and high tolerance for non-compliances.
Lessons learnt and Communicated initial findings across the region and issued Safety Alert on
recommendations to • Testing of vessel propulsion system (other then for pre-departure checks) shall not be carried out whilst moored.
• All vessels to conduct re-tests of the following safety-critical systems for full functionality: propulsion controls, emergency stops, bridge
prevent reoccurence: controls and indicators.
• Vessel’s inspection and acceptance by a competent team shall be conducted for initial mobilization as well as after every major repair.
• Communication with all affected parties shall be established prior to starting any risk activity
• “Duty to Stop Work” must be exercised whenever and before tasks are carried out without prior hazard assessments/communication
• The danger of mooring ropes under tension and the importance of effective site communication to be reiterated at toolbox meetings.
• To hold a Regional Marine Workshop of marine experts to cascade learnings and address/decide on key issues related to the underlying
causes.
• To commit resources to effectively manage the totality of marine operations, which are responsive to the tight vessel market.
• To support and consider as global standard, recommendations arising from a planned review of
mooring practices and alternative mooring ropes (which may be costlier).
Yes No
Was this incident also classified as a Tier 1 Asset Integrity / Process Safety Event? (see Report 6)
A COMPANY EMPLOYEES
No. of Fatalities from
FUNCTION (VICTIM) Age & Sex of Victim Occupation of Victim Medical Cause of Death
Incident
Exploration 1 26, Male 2nd Engineer Severe multiple fractures
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
B CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
No. of Fatalities from
FUNCTION (VICTIM) Age & Sex of Victim Occupation of Victim Medical Cause of Death
Incident
Exploration
Production
Drilling
Construction
Unspecified
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Event details
Place of event (please ring one): ONSHORE OFFSHORE
Event description: At 3.40am on the 30 year old Big Fish platform in the western North Sea, during a start-up of the oil / gas separator, a substantial release of
hydrocabon gas occurred over a two hour period when a pipe flange failed downstream of a recently installed 4 inch valve. The gas was under
high pressure and it was estimated that about 720kg of gas was released in 30 minutes before alarms in the neighbouring gas lift module alerted
operations to manually shutdown. The gas alarm in the oil / gas gas lift aerator module had failed to operate. The propane rich gas cloud was
released into an enclosed area but there were no people in the area at the time of the event. Had people been in the vicinity and accidentally
caused ignition, the resulting explosion could have caused multiple deaths and potentially fire could have spread endangering the entire platform.
The leak was arrested following an local Operator visually identifying the leak, shutting the platform in and depressuring to flare.
What went wrong? (main root The flange failure occurred due to corrosion between the flange and pipe. The newly fitted valve was an improved but heavier design fitted befor
causes): start-up and had placed additional strain on the flange area preciptating the failure. The gas detector that had failed to operate was designed to
detect such a release, but an intemittent fault had been noticed for some month. The detector head had not been replaced despite a mainteance
work order requirung completion some time before the incident. The incident was recognised to be a High Potential Incident and also an Asset
Integrity / Process Safety Event, requiring independent investigation and escalation to executive management. The investigation revealed
failures of three procedural barriers, including Management of Change (MoC), Critical Maintenance back-log control, and Corrosion Testing &
Inspection, as well as weaknesses on other underlying barriers, particularly Leadership and Competence.
Lessons learnt and recommendations MoC procedures strengthened to be precise about requirements for more extensive corrosion testing as part of every start-up where new
to prevent reoccurence: components are fitted. Alarm Maintenance requirements tracked through new KPIs which escalate to rig manager when any actions are behind
schedule, and link to MoC to prevent start-up if any alarm action is incomplete. Leadership tasked to review assurance of engineering and
maintenance competency for each team of operators and first line supervisors on the rig, to revise staff training and testing requirements as
necessary, and track measures to provide assurance that new competence levels are maintained. All lesson learned were to be shared with the
Oil OpCo's senior line and functional management who would share lessons learned as appropriate and ensure failure is included in next review
of the corporate risk control systems.
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First Aid
An incident is classified as a First Aid if the treatment of the resultant injury or illness is limited
to one or more of the 14 specific treatments. These are:
1. using a non-prescription medication at non-prescription strength
2. administering tetanus immunizations
3. cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin
4. using wound coverings such as bandages, Band-Aids™, gauze pads, etc. or using butterfly
bandages or Steri-Strips™
5. using hot or cold therapy
6. using any non-rigid means of support, such as elastic bandages, wraps, non-rigid back
belts, etc.
7. using temporary immobilization devices while transporting an accident victim (e.g.
splints, slings, neck collars, back boards, etc.)
8. drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure, or draining fluid from a blister
9. using eye patches
10. removing foreign bodies from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab
11. removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation, tweezers,
cotton swabs or other simple means
12. using finger guards
13. using massages
14. drinking fluids for relief of heat stress
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Prescription medication
When making the classification, it should be remembered that the intent is to distinguish
those more severe situations that require a medical practitioner to use strong antibiotics and
painkillers from those that only require first aid.
For medications available in both prescription and non-prescription form, a recommendation
by a physician or other licensed health care professional to use a non-prescription medication at
prescription strength is considered medical treatment. The definition of Prescription Medication
may be used to determine when the prescription strength threshold has been crossed.
Where local regulations specify prescription medication and dosage, these will be followed
for the purposes of OGP reporting. Where ‘prescription medication’ is not defined by the local
regulatory system, the reporting company is responsible for defining prescription medicines and
dose rate. The following is provided as guidance.
These criteria are provided in order to list those medications that, when prescribed or provided
for occupational exposures, illnesses or injuries, uniformly result in recordable incidents, for
the purposes of corporate occupational exposure, injury and illness reporting. They are to be
used in conjunction with other corporate occupational illness and injury recording guidelines
addressing diagnosis and level of treatment provided/required, as a means of achieving greater
standardization of reporting across global operations.
For purposes of corporate reporting, prescription medication means:
• All antibiotics, including those dispensed as prophylaxis where injury or occupational
illness has occurred to the subject individual.
Exceptions: dermal applications of Bacitracin, Neosporin, Polysporin, Polymyxin, iodine,
or similar preparation.
• Diphenhydramine greater than 50 milligrams (mg) in a single application or any dose
“injected”.
• All analgesic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) including:
• Ibuprofen– greater than 467mg in a single dose
• Naproxen Sodium– greater than 220mg in a single dose
• Ketoprofen– greater than 25mg in a single dose
• Codeine analgesics – greater than 16mg in a single dose
Note: Shortening the dosing interval to less than the label instructions for over the
counter medications should be reviewed. If it produces a total dose of the above listed listed or
labeled allowed OTC amount it is considered reportable.
Exceptions: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), acetaminophen (paracetamol) and dermal
applications of NSAIDs not obtained by prescription are not considered medical treatment.
• All dermally applied steroid applications.
Exceptions: Hydrocortisone preparations in strengths of 1 percent or less
• All vaccinations used for work-related exposure.
Exceptions: Tetanus
• All narcotic analgesics (except codeine as listed above)
• All bronchodilators.
Exceptions: Epinephrine aerosol 5.5mg/ml or less
• All muscle relaxants (e.g. benzodiazepines, methocarbamol, and cyclobenzaprine)
• All injections are reportable unless specified above
• All other medications (not listed above) that legally require a prescription for purchase or
use in the state or country where the injury or illness occurred.
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Exception: Medication used for the sole purpose of diagnosis (e.g. dilating or numbing an
eye for exam purposes only) is not considered medical treatment.
For areas that are not clear, please seek the advice from a company physician or medical
consultant and document your reasoning for classification.
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• working full-time in the regular job but not performing all Struck By
the usual duties of the job Incidents where injury results from being hit by moving
Where no meaningful restricted work is being performed, the equipment and machinery, or by flying or falling objects.
incident should be recorded as a lost work day case (LWDC).
Third Party
Secondary containment A person with no business relation with the company or
An impermeable physical barrier specifically designed to contractor.
prevent release of materials into the environment that have
breached primary containment. Total recordable incidents
The sum of fatalities, lost work day cases, restricted work day
Significant incidents cases and medical treatment cases.
• Incidents (excluding fatalities) which cause or have
the potential to cause serious injury and/or fatality, or Work-Related Injury
significant structural damage (which may place personnel See Occupational Injury.
at risk); these need not even be recordable incidents.
This glossary is provided to assist the user of the OGP Overexertion or improper position/posture for task: the
list of causal factors, to further define and explain the person did more than they were physically able to do
classifications. Since the causal factors selected will or did not follow the proper ergonomic practices. e.g.
be used for trend analysis, accuracy in selecting the carrying too much weight, or placing body parts in unsafe
appropriate cause is important. Users are encouraged to positions which resulted in physical strain.
use this glossary to ensure proper understanding of each
Work or motion at improper speed: the person involved
cause category.
was not working at the proper speed, not taking time to
do things safely, e.g. driving too fast, running down stairs
Following Procedures: or adding chemicals too fast or too slowly etc.
Violation intentional (by individual or group): deliberate Improper lifting or loading: material being lifted, either
deviations from rules, procedures, regulations etc. An by human or mechanical means, was not lifted or loaded/
individual or a group of people fully aware that they were unloaded in accordance with proper practices or was over
taking a risk i.e. knowingly take short cuts, or failing to the capacity of the person or the lifting equipment. e.g,
follow procedures, to save time or effort. Usually well- a vehicle or equipment loaded to one side or overloaded.
meaning, but misguided in an attempt to “get the job
done” e.g. operating equipment that they know they were
Use of Tools, Equipment, Materials & Products:
not authorized for.
Improper use/position of tools/equipment/materials/
Violation unintentional (by individual or group): an
products: tools/equipment/materials or products were
individual or a group of people not aware that they were
used for activities for which they were not designed
taking a risk, did not identify the hazard or were unaware
or were misused, e.g. wrong tool for the job, using
of HSE requirements. The persons involved did not have
excessive force on a tool (such as the use of cheater
sufficient awareness, training or competence to perform
bars), operating equipment beyond the maximum
the tasks required in accordance with procedures,
recommended temperature, operating speed or pressure.
procedures were inadequate or were not properly
Knowing that the tools or equipment were defective and
implemented, no procedures available for the task.
continuing the work, e.g. running a forklift with leaking
Improper position (in the line of fire): person(s) were hydraulics. Using a product which was known to be out
located in a position where they were exposed to a hazard of specification or wrong for the application. Materials
e.g. between a moving and a fixed object, in the line of a placed in potentially hazardous position e.g. equipment
moving counterweight, standing under a suspended load, too heavy for surface it was placed on, restricted access
positioned under or behind a vehicle, in the path of a to essential controls, products placed in location where
material release from an energised system etc. likely to be damaged etc.
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Servicing of energized equipment/inadequate energy thought or was distracted and not attentive to the work
isolation: servicing equipment without turning it off or in progress. The person was under high stress from either
without it being electrically or mechanically safeguarded work/personal issues or conflicting directions/demands
according to energy isolation and equipment opening contributed to an incident or the work being done
procedures e.g. lockout tag out e.g. trying to clear a required judgement and decision making that created
jammed machine, cleaning out a plugged line etc. stress, e.g. time sensitive decisions, high stakes in the
outcome, incomplete information in which to base the
Use of Protective Methods: decision.
Failure to warn of hazard: the person involved in the Acts of violence: any type of physical or mental
event was not warned about a dangerous condition confrontations that can cause bodily injury or mental
or activity, or an individual was aware of a hazard but distress.
did not warn current or future persons involved of the Use of drugs or alcohol: person(s) involved in the event
exposure, e.g. not using “out of service” tags on a defective may have been or were found to be under the influence of
tool, inadequate signage, no barriers placed around an drugs or alcohol (illegal or legal which affect performance).
open hole.
Fatigue: person(s) involved were mentally tired for
Inadequate use of safety systems: safety systems were not whatever reason e.g. excessive work hours, shift patterns,
adequately used e.g. any permit to work not properly used, staffing levels insufficient, ill-health etc. The loss of
confined space entry requirements were not followed e.g. situational awareness, task fixation, distraction, and
no gas testing performed, equipment was not properly mental fatigue due to sleep loss are examples of conditions
isolated and the people involved were exposed to that apply to this causal factor.
chemicals, hot surfaces, pressure, electricity etc.
Personal Protective Equipment not used or used Process (Conditions) Classifications
improperly: equipment prescribed in the procedures
Process (Conditions) classifications usually involve some
was not used, was not available or the required Personal
type of physical hazard or organisational aspect out
Protective Equipment was used, but it was not used in the
with the control of the individual. There are five major
proper way, e.g. no safety harness worn when required for
classification categories, with an additional level of detail
working at height, poorly fitted respiratory protection,
under each of the major categories.
incorrect type of respirator or safety glasses worn when
safety goggles were prescribed.
Protective Systems:
Equipment, or materials not secured: equipment or
materials was not secured against movement or falling, Inadequate/defective guards or protective barriers:
e.g. ladder not secured, materials not stacked properly, adequate guards and protective barriers that were needed
insecure scaffolding, working at height with unsecured to protect the worker were not present or did not provide
tools e.g. not tied off. sufficient protection or failed at the time of the incident.
Disabled or removed guards, warning systems or safety Inadequate/defective Personal Protective Equipment: the
devices: the proper guards, warning systems or other Personal Protective Equipment used was not adequate for
safety devices were either in place, but were disabled or the situation at the time of the incident, the wrong type
overridden to allow the work to proceed without these of PPE was specified, the PPE was defective at the time
protections or had been removed at some prior time, and of the incident or PPE was not properly maintained or
not reinstalled or reactivated. inspected.
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Inadequate security provisions or systems: security Storms or acts of nature: the incident was a direct or
systems were present such as perimeter fencing, alarm indirect result of a storm, tornado, hurricane, lightening,
systems, security guards, security contracted services etc. hail storm, flood, earthquake etc.
but did not function as intended to protect facilities and
personnel as appropriate. Also, no security provisions or Organisational:
systems in place when they should have been.
Inadequate training/competence: the organisation
did not provide adequate training and/or did not take
Tools, Equipment, Materials & Products: appropriate measures to ensure the competence of
Inadequate design/specification/management of change: person(s) performing tasks.
the design or engineering of the plant/equipment did
Inadequate work standards/procedures: the systems
not adequately take into account HSE issues or the
of work, processes or procedures provided by the
management of change processes were inadequate or
organisation were not adequate to effectively control the
not applied effectively. This could be applicable either
risks involved in the task i.e. procedures may have been
to changes to the plant/equipment or to changes in
in place and implemented but the requirements stated
procedures.
were insufficient e.g. confined space entry permit system
Inadequate/defective tools/equipment/materials/ which does not specify a requirement to gas test prior to
products: the tools/equipment/materials/products entry.
needed to do the job were in some way inadequate, not
Inadequate hazard identification or risk assessment: the
supplied, were defective or were not prepared adequately
person(s) involved in the work either did not recognise
prior to the job e.g. tools in poor condition or not
the hazard present or did not fully understand the risks
cleaned of contaminants, a vessel not thoroughly cleaned
involved e.g. the pre-job checks or tool box talks did not
of chemicals prior to entry, a pallet of chemicals not
cover appropriate issues.
adequately packaged, lifting equipment not suitably rated
for a lift. Inadequate communication: the communication of the
requirements of the task and the controls required were
Inadequate maintenance/inspection/testing: facilities,
inadequate to effectively control the risks and/or inform
infrastructure or equipment was not subject to adequate
the involved person(s).
maintenance, inspection and/or testing not performed as
required to ensure asset integrity. Inadequate supervision: the organisation did not provide
adequate supervision for person(s) performing tasks.
Work Place Hazards: Poor leadership/organisational culture: the organisation
Congestion, clutter or restricted motion: design of the did not reinforce the correct behaviours, participation in
workplace was poor and not enough clearances were safety efforts were not effective, and/or support of people
available or accessibility was inadequate. Housekeeping not effective (i.e. the leaders in an area did not demonstrate
was inadequate or work location was not clean and appropriate personal behaviours with respect to their role
orderly. in seeking out and supporting those individuals who
identify and speak out about safety issues and concerns,
Inadequate surfaces, floors, walkways or roads: the or those people affected by an incident).
incident was caused by an inadequate surface, floor or
walkway e.g. slippery stairs, uneven concrete or paving, Failure to report/learn from events: one or more similar
ungraded road with potholes etc. events has previously occurred, there was a failure to
learn from these incidents e.g. not all events reported
Hazardous atmosphere (explosive/toxic/asphyxiant): or those reported were inadequately investigated or
the workplace was contaminated with flammable or additional control measures identified as required were
explosive materials in concentrations which on contact not effectively implemented.
with a source of ignition may cause a fire or explosion
or concentrations of toxic chemicals above workplace
exposure limits or oxygen levels below safe breathing
limits.
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OSHA vs OGP – What are the differences between reporting under the OSHA and OGP requirements?
The main difference between OGP and OSHA reporting requirements relates to the need for
E&P organisations to report incidents:
• associated with their own personnel
• contractor and sub-contractor personnel. The focus of the OSHA reporting requirements
relates to company personnel. Additionally, OGP encourages the reporting of 3rd party
fatalities
With respect to the reporting of medical treatment cases, the OGP and OSHA are aligned, such
that a MTC reported under OSHA should also be reported to OGP. There are some differences
in how OGP and OSHA establish work-relatedness with the OGP requirements being more
inclusive:
• OGP collects data on stress related illness
• prescription medications
• home away from home does not apply
• OSHA 24 hours ruling does not apply
• OGP data are presented per million work hours
• parking lot or company property commuting incidents
48 © OGP
What is OGP?
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers encompasses the world’s leading
private and state-owned oil & gas companies, their national and regional associations, and
major upstream contractors and suppliers.
Vision
• To work on behalf of the world’s oil and gas producing companies to promote responsible
and profitable operations
Mission
• To represent the interests of oil and gas producing companies to international regulators
and legislative bodies
• To liaise with other industry associations globally and provide a forum for sharing
experiences, debating emerging issues and establishing common ground to promote
cooperation, consistency and effectiveness
• To facilitate continuous improvement in HSE, CSR, engineering and operations
Objectives
• To improve understanding of our industry by being visible, accessible and a reliable
source of information
• To represent and advocate industry views by developing effective proposals
• To improve the collection, analysis and dissemination of data on HSE performance
• To develop and disseminate best practice in HSE, engineering and operations
• To promote CSR awareness and best practice
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